Scaly Blazing Star
Liatris squarrosa
A compact, dwarf blazing star with distinctively recurved, pointed bracts surrounding rich magenta-purple flower heads in early summer. The earliest and shortest of the native blazing stars, making it a choice candidate for dry rock gardens, gravel borders, and lean prairie plantings.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, hummingbirds, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WV
Related native plants
More Liatris species
- Dotted Blazing Star (Liatris punctata)
- Rough Blazing Star (Liatris aspera)
- Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya)
- Dense Blazing Star (Liatris spicata)
- Devil's Bit Blazing Star (Liatris scariosa)
- Cylindrical Blazing Star (Liatris cylindracea)